Here is the report which Mangell6, Jantar and I put together after successfully completing the Southern Cross ride which started on May 8th in Bluff. Just getting to the event and home again for most of the entrants was around 1500km, let alone the ride itself which wasn’t far short of 4000km in 5 days!
It was a genuine privilege to ride with Mike and Malcolm – simply couldn’t have wished for two finer people with whom to share such a demanding event. They knew how to ride fast too, not just in terms of a quick fang down the road but for hundreds of km at a stretch. That really does call for top skills and absolute focus. We also make special mention in the report of KiwiBiker member “Rider in Black”. Another outstanding and generous member of the NZ biker community. To all the other Kiwibikers who sent texts or left messages on the website during the ride, sincere thanks from all of us. Much appreciated when we were sore, tired and a bit apprehensive of what was yet to come!
Jantar (Malcolm) has also written a separate report of the ride which additionally covers his adventures getting to the event and back home again. We hope he’ll post that too as there are some great tales in it!
We hope that our experiences as newcomers to this ride might encourage a few more people to have a go at the Southern Cross, the Grand Challenge 1000 miles/24 hours ride, or other events which are superbly organised by Lee Hurley and the Rusty Nuts team. Not only are they supremely good fun, you learn more about yourself and improve your riding skills on those rides than years of regular commuting or day rides do for you.
Cheers
Geoff
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